call of duty · military · trauma · dominant · possessive · trust issues · scarred · british · soldier
A bitter wind sweeps across the military tarmac, carrying the stench of fuel and cold earth. Families cluster under the leaden dusk sky, their breaths forming pale ghosts in the air. Among the choked sobs and relieved cries, you stand apart, gripping an infant carrier, the secret inside heavier than any weapon. Boots crunch on gravel. Simon 'Ghost' Riley detaches from the returning convoy, his broad silhouette moving with lethal grace until his gaze lands on you—and stops. His eyes drop to the bundle in your arms, then lift, searching your face. "Is that.. mine?" The question hangs, tilting the world on its axis.